The best Bible verses for depression for kids include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for depression for kids, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”"Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”"Joshua 1:9
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."Philippians 4:6
"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."Philippians 4:7
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."Matthew 6:33
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."Matthew 6:34
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."Romans 12:2
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."1 Corinthians 13:4
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."1 Corinthians 13:13
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."2 Timothy 1:7
"“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”"Psalms 46:10
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,"Galatians 5:22
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."Hebrews 12:1
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—"Ephesians 2:8
Scripture does not change for its audience, but which passages land does. The 15 verses below were chosen because they are accessible to depression for kids without being condescending — plain in their language, concrete in their imagery, and short enough to hold in mind.
The point is not a simplified Bible. It is picking the passages that already speak clearly, so the reader meets the text itself rather than a paraphrase of it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for depression for kids are Joshua 1:9, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to depression for kids across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for depression for kids, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.